Dave Mirra: celebrated BMX star dies aged 41 after apparent suicide

ipso_facto · 02-05-2016, 06:56 AM

Jeez ... can hardly believe I am reading this :

Dave Mirra: celebrated BMX star dies aged 41 after apparent suicide

How terribly sad. Enjoyed watching this guy. Truly amazing BMXer and in latter years, made the radical change to rally driving.

Would have thought he had all the good things in life; a wife, two children, financially sound position in life and world class success in sport. Everything to live for.

RIP and condolences to his friends and family.

turbo_joe · 02-05-2016, 07:08 AM

I grew up looking to him as an idol. I raced BMX for ~10 years and did tons of street riding. It is very sad news and I feel for the family he left behind.

I remember watching him land the first double back flip and landing the front flip at the X games.

Dave Mirra is and always will be a legend in the BMX world.

Haywood · 02-05-2016, 08:54 AM

All the amount of money and fame can't cure depression and the will to live. Very, very sad. Condolences to his wife and kids.

sirdaft1 · 02-05-2016, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by turbo_joe

I grew up looking to him as an idol. I raced BMX for ~10 years and did tons of street riding. It is very sad news and I feel for the family he left behind.

I remember watching him land the first double back flip and landing the front flip at the X games.

Dave Mirra is and always will be a legend in the BMX world.

That's what I remember as well. It was mind blowing because nobody thought it was possible. So sad.

Blksnowflake · 02-05-2016, 08:57 AM

Can't even believe I'm reading this, dude made magic on a bike.
Some people really need help, sad he didn't receive the proper help.

RIP

bimmette · 02-05-2016, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sirdaft1

That's what I remember as well. It was mind blowing because nobody thought it was possible. So sad.

Yikes I thought you were making an insensitive joke using those words because that's literally how he died.

Obviously people who commit suicide are not thinking straight but I wish people like this would realize how their suicide could influence their fans.
RIP.

Needbmwpartzz · 02-05-2016, 09:32 AM

Very sad indeed....I idolized him in my youth by watching his amazing talent...RIP!

kprocivic · 02-05-2016, 10:21 AM

Just read this, he was the reason I wanted a bmx bike as a kid.RIP

Sidewinderpb · 02-05-2016, 11:04 AM

Yeah I was reading about this last night; caught some feels. I remember seeing him at Woodward. The guy was amazing.

charlie fairmont · 02-05-2016, 12:37 PM

This sucks. Wonder if he suffered from the CTE that NFL'ers get...

ASBSECU E93 · 02-05-2016, 12:42 PM

That was my thought as well. I cannot begin to imagine the number of crashes he endured learning new bike tricks.

John Tanglewood · 02-05-2016, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmette

Yikes I thought you were making an insensitive joke using those words because that's literally how he died.

Obviously people who commit suicide are not thinking straight but I wish people like this would realize how their suicide could influence their fans.
RIP.

Screw the fans, what about his kids?

Boxtyp3 · 02-05-2016, 12:46 PM

One of my childhood idols. RIP Dave!

ilikebmxbikes · 02-05-2016, 12:49 PM

its all super sad. dave mirra was a huge influence on me as a kid as he got me into bmx. bmx was a huge part of my life for almost a decade. I filmed bmx professionally for a few years and transitioned into other content and then to commercial work that I do now. BMX started me down my career path. It is because of BMX and Dave Mirra that I am on this car forum now.

I met Dave Mirra on Gumball3000 in 2009 and I can say he was as great a guy off the bike as he was on it. Deeply sad about this.

Rennsport3.2 · 02-05-2016, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie fairmont

This sucks. Wonder if he suffered from the CTE that NFL'ers get...

Same thought I had. I really have to wonder how Mat Hoffman is doing...

bimmette · 02-05-2016, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by John Tanglewood

Quote:

Originally Posted by bimmette

Yikes I thought you were making an insensitive joke using those words because that's literally how he died.

Obviously people who commit suicide are not thinking straight but I wish people like this would realize how their suicide could influence their fans.
RIP.

Screw the fans, what about his kids?

My first thought was for his wife and kids. But I wasn't referring to his normal fans. I mean the other young people who suffer from depression. It's just a terrible example and will surely lead to more suicides.

MR92 · 02-05-2016, 01:22 PM

Hard to have sympathy he just ruined his two daughters lives. Get help if you need it.

charlie fairmont · 02-05-2016, 02:52 PM

Nonsense. That's the point...his brain wasn't functioning properly.

fecurtis · 02-05-2016, 04:33 PM

Man, growing up I only knew him as that guy who hosted Real World/Road Rules challenge on MTV. I knew he was a BMX biker but I had no idea how good he was or how much people looked up to his skill.

Big loss for the BMX community it sounds like. Very tragic.

jkoral · 02-05-2016, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rennsport3.2

Same thought I had. I really have to wonder how Mat Hoffman is doing...

This article about Matt Hoffman is pretty frightening.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul...sions-20120702

Too bad Mirra didn't pull a Junior Seau so they could study his brain.

Just last week they confirmed Stage 2 CTE in ex-Giant Tyler Sash and he only played 2 years in the NFL (but when you factor in high school and college...)

schoy · 02-05-2016, 06:19 PM

So sad.

Was never a fan of X-Games or those kinds of sports, but he was among a handful (Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Matt Hoffman, e.g.) where I would stop flipping through channels to watch a run. Dave was a magician on a BMX bike.

PoorLurker · 02-05-2016, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie fairmont

This sucks. Wonder if he suffered from the CTE that NFL'ers get...

One article states that he had some brain issues due to many crashes.

Sad to hear. I enjoyed watching him ride as well as host MTV's Real World / Road Rules challenge.

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schoy Major 997 Rep 1,003 Posts Drives: Melbourne Red E90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	So sad. Was never a fan of X-Games or those kinds of sports, but he was among a handful (Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Matt Hoffman, e.g.) where I would stop flipping through channels to watch a run. Dave was a magician on a BMX bike.
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